Charles D Owen High School - Black Swan / Skirmisher Yearbook (Black Mountain, NC)

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Healthier Bodies Through P.E. Knowing that a curious mind cannot function properly without a sound body, Owen’s coaches strive to teach teamwork and sportsman¬ ship while developing physical strength, endurance, and co-ordination. Along with physical training, freshmen receive basics in classroom health education. Calisthenics first . . . Shotgun LeVine strikes again. Games later. 24

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Hey! who kicked the hole in my drum! Under the direction of Mr. Hipps. Owen’s band and chorus members have gained an excellent and working knowledge of music. They learn everything from the basic fundamentals to the final pol¬ ishes of perfection, and, most important, are given the opportunity to demonstrate their ability as musicians before audiences at football games, assemblies, and concerts. Let’s hear it now sopranos! Up, up and away. T. G. Wana Brass T-formation And Special Training in a Pi •ecise Medium. 23

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D.E. Conveys Important Business Training Students Unravel the Education Wholesale! Students anxious to get into business immediately after graduation find Distributive Education to be an excellent preparatory course. In striving to promote business knowledge and skill, D.E. includes training in wholesale, retail, and service dis¬ tribution. Operation of Gears Few people care to wait until they are eighteen before being allowed to drive a car. Driver Education, with its thirty hours of classroom train¬ ing, and six hours of behind the wheel experience, makes it possible to obtain a driver’s license at sixteen. Lowering of the minimum age is more than offset by the improvement in a driver ' s ability and attitude as a result of this special training. Nerves of steel! Younger but safer drivers is North Carolina’s goal.